his own work . hu lived in nanjing during the transition from the ming dynasty to the qing dynasty . a ming loyalist , he was offered a position at the rum ##p court of the hong ##gua ##ng emperor , but declined the post , and never held anything more than minor political office . he did , however , design the hong ##gua ##ng emperor ' s personal seal , and his loyalty to the dynasty was such that he largely retired from society after the emperor ' s capture and death in 1645 . he owned and operated an academic publishing house called the ten bamboo studio , in which he practised various multi @ - @ colour printing and em ##bos ##sing techniques ,
his own work. hu lived in nanjing during the transition from the ming dynasty to the qing dynasty. a ming loyalist, he was offered a position at the rump court of the hongguang emperor, but declined the post, and never held anything more than minor political office. he did, however, design the hongguang emperor's personal seal, and his loyalty to the dynasty was such that he largely retired from society after the emperor's capture and death in 1645. he owned and operated an academic publishing house called the ten bamboo studio, in which he practised various multi @ - @ colour printing and embossing techniques,